The Resource Alger Hiss : why he chose treason, Christina Shelton ; an introduction by Richard Pipes
Alger Hiss : why he chose treason, Christina Shelton ; an introduction by Richard Pipes
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The item Alger Hiss : why he chose treason, Christina Shelton ; an introduction by Richard Pipes represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
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- Summary
- Documents the lesser-known story of a high-level State Department official who in the late 1940s was charged with spying for the Soviet Union, arguing that the case was shaped by missed opportunities and poor judgments that also reflected period Soviet infiltration and American counter-intelligence analytic failures
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st Threshold Editions hardcover ed.
- Extent
- xvii, 330 p., [8] p. of plates
- Contents
-
- The early years.
- Growing up in Baltimore
- Hopkins and Harvard Law
- Priscilla Hiss
- Supreme Court clerk and attorney-at-law
- A committed communist.
- The new dealer
- The Ware Group
- Whittaker Chambers
- The State Department bureaucrat
- Yalta
- Fascism and communism
- Accused and convicted.
- The case
- Lewisburg Prison
- Attempt at vindication 1954-1996
- The evidence.
- Testimonies
- Venona program
- Archival material:
- A. Hungarian archives
- B. KGB archives
- Isbn
- 9781451655438
- Label
- Alger Hiss : why he chose treason
- Title
- Alger Hiss
- Title remainder
- why he chose treason
- Statement of responsibility
- Christina Shelton ; an introduction by Richard Pipes
- Subject
-
- Espionage, Soviet -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Hiss, Alger
- Hiss, Alger -- Trials, litigation, etc
- Communism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States, Congress | House | Committee on Un-American Activities
- United States, Department of State -- Officials and employees -- Biography
- Spies -- United States -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Documents the lesser-known story of a high-level State Department official who in the late 1940s was charged with spying for the Soviet Union, arguing that the case was shaped by missed opportunities and poor judgments that also reflected period Soviet infiltration and American counter-intelligence analytic failures
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Shelton, Christina
- Dewey number
-
- 327.12092
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E743.5.H55
- LC item number
- S54 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Hiss, Alger
- Hiss, Alger
- United States
- United States
- Spies
- Communism
- Espionage, Soviet
- Label
- Alger Hiss : why he chose treason, Christina Shelton ; an introduction by Richard Pipes
- Bar code
-
- 31223100059345
- 31223100059352
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The early years. -- Growing up in Baltimore -- Hopkins and Harvard Law -- Priscilla Hiss -- Supreme Court clerk and attorney-at-law -- A committed communist. -- The new dealer -- The Ware Group -- Whittaker Chambers -- The State Department bureaucrat -- Yalta -- Fascism and communism -- Accused and convicted. -- The case -- Lewisburg Prison -- Attempt at vindication 1954-1996 -- The evidence. -- Testimonies -- Venona program -- Archival material: -- A. Hungarian archives -- B. KGB archives
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st Threshold Editions hardcover ed.
- Extent
- xvii, 330 p., [8] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9781451655438
- Lccn
- 2011038985
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
- 741542473
- Label
- Alger Hiss : why he chose treason, Christina Shelton ; an introduction by Richard Pipes
- Bar code
-
- 31223100059345
- 31223100059352
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The early years. -- Growing up in Baltimore -- Hopkins and Harvard Law -- Priscilla Hiss -- Supreme Court clerk and attorney-at-law -- A committed communist. -- The new dealer -- The Ware Group -- Whittaker Chambers -- The State Department bureaucrat -- Yalta -- Fascism and communism -- Accused and convicted. -- The case -- Lewisburg Prison -- Attempt at vindication 1954-1996 -- The evidence. -- Testimonies -- Venona program -- Archival material: -- A. Hungarian archives -- B. KGB archives
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st Threshold Editions hardcover ed.
- Extent
- xvii, 330 p., [8] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9781451655438
- Lccn
- 2011038985
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
- 741542473
Subject
- Espionage, Soviet -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Hiss, Alger
- Hiss, Alger -- Trials, litigation, etc
- Communism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States, Congress | House | Committee on Un-American Activities
- United States, Department of State -- Officials and employees -- Biography
- Spies -- United States -- Biography
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